DLTK's Crafts for KidsMexican Sombrero Craft

This craft takes a bit of help from an adult, but has a great end
result. It's great fun for dress up!

Materials:

3 or 4 sheets of newspaper

EITHER:

two sheets of solid colored gift wrap (same size as the newspaper)OR

paint

masking tape

scissors,

single hole punch

wool or string

Instructions:

stack the sheets of newspaper

if using gift wrap, put the wrap on top and bottom of the
newspaper with the colored sides out

Put the newspaper over the child's head (if doing this with a few
children, have the child with the biggest head be the model for all
the hats).

Wrap masking tape around the crown 2 or 3 times.

trim the brim into a circle.

roll the brim up and apply masking tape to hold

if using paint, paint the hat at this point -- a dark color like
black is best as it covers the newsprint

Punch holes all around the brim of the hat

thread wool or string around to decorate the brim

Punch holes on either side of the hat crown. Wrap a piece of
string or wool around the crown to make it fancy (sort of like a hat
band) -- even ribbon would work. Put the ends of the wool
through the holes on either side of the hat crown and tie loosely
under the chin